Federal Issues

Represent the interests and concerns of emergency care nursing professionals.

Facilitate broad member participation.

Provide a strong unified voice for emergency nursing through legislative and regulatory representation.

Advocacy is more than just understanding the issues. To make a difference, you have to make your voice heard. The involvement of individual emergency nurses is vital to the success of our grassroots efforts. We encourage all ENA members to use the information provided here and on the EN411 Advocacy Engagement Page site to take an active role in addressing the issues facing emergency nursing. For further information on ENA's government relations activities and positions, contact gov@ena.org.

President Obama has signed legislation (HR 307) reauthorizing the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, which outlines readiness measures that communities, hospitals and federal agencies can take before and during disasters and outbreaks of infectious diseases. Read more